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A Boundary Waters canoe excursion highlights the Cornell Wilderness Term each fall.
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Env. Studies News

Professor Rhawn Denniston and a group of students will attend the 2009 Tales From Planet Earth film festival in Madison, Wisc., Nov. 6-8.

Students are invited to attend the symposium Energy and Climate Change in the Midwest: Creating Opportunities in the New Economy at the University of Iowa Oct. 16-18. Contact Rhawn Denniston for information.

Professor Michael Savarese from Florida Gulf Coast University will discuss his work with the environmental restoration of the Everglades. Oct. 8 at 3:30 in Shaw Lounge.

Environmental Studies earned nearly $1 million in 2008-09 through gifts from the Class of '58, the Mellon Foundation, and the Cargill Foundation.

The Environmental Studies program was featured in the Summer 2009 edition of the Cornell Report.

Geology of a Region in New Zealand  

 

Wilderness Politics in the Boundary Waters  

Part of the annual Cornell Wilderness Term 

Biology and Geology classes in the Bahamas  

 

Geology class outdoors on campus  

 

Entomology class in local prairie/wetland  

 

Rainforest research on tropical plants/insects  

 

Environmental Studies

Solving complex environmental problems requires knowledge and expertise from the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. In the words of Craig Allin, Cornell professor of politics:

"The central element in what I call environmental studies is an interest in the biophysical systems of planet Earth and how they affect and are affected by human behavior."

Cornell's emphasis on the liberal arts and our highly individualized educational approach are ideally suited to preparation for advanced study and careers in the environmental field. And our One Course At A Time schedule enables exceptional  opportunities for interdisciplinary and off-campus learning, undergraduate research, and independent projects.

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